This photo feature, which ran in GRAPH through 2016, had subjects selecting photos they had taken with other Takarasiennes. This edition features Nanami Hiroki, Ayanagi Shou, Makaze Suzuho, and Umino Mitsuki.
Continue readingON THE RISE was a 2008 Kageki feature for up-and-coming young stars, asking them various questions about their on- and off-stage life. Sagiri’s was published in the September issue.
(As this was sourced from her memorial book it is missing the ‘profile’ section from other translations of this feature.)
Continue readingThis photo feature, which ran in GRAPH through 2016, had subjects selecting photos they had taken with other Takarasiennes. This edition features Uzuki Hayate, Ootori Mayu, Aizuki Hikaru, and Towaki Sea.
Continue readingThis article about the junior performance of Cosmos Troupe’s Sherlock Holmes was published on July 20 by Daily Sports Online. The original article can be found here (archived version here).
Continue readingIn 2004, Graph published a series of Q&A features for the 90th anniversary of Takarazuka. January’s was with Mizu Natsuki, who then was a member of Cosmos Troupe (though this was never specified in the article itself).
Continue readingThis article about the debut of the 107th class was published in Sponichi Annex on June 26th, 2021. The original article can be found here (archive link here).
Please note that at time of first posting I have not seen the show or the rockette dance, so I do not have full context for what is being described.
Continue readingAshizawa Jin is an illustrator/columnist who seems to have worked for GRAPH since the 1960s (yes, you read that right). His interview column generally gets a new title every year but has been fairly consistent format-wise in recent years. I’m giving him his own tag in the Staff category since he is one of the few interview conductors to be credited by name in the publications.
This interview with Aizuki Hikaru was published in the June 2017 issue of GRAPH (while she was still a Cosmos Troupe member) and seems to have been recorded during the production of Chateau de la Reine/VIVA! FESTA!.
Continue readingdays was a photo feature in GRAPH where performers created a journal or blog-style timeline of photos with captions. Sakuragi’s covers the end of 2016, featuring her performances of L’Aigle Aux Deux Tetes in Yokohama, the Takarazuka Special, and rehearsals for Chateau de la Reine/Viva! Festa!.
(Please note that there are brief references to weight/body image in this feature.)
Continue readingdays was a photo feature in GRAPH where performers created a journal or blog-style timeline of photos with captions. Aizuki’s, recorded while she was still a Cosmos Troupe member features the end of Chateau de la Reine through the start of rehearsals for A Motion.
Continue readingAshizawa Jin is an illustrator/columnist who seems to have worked for GRAPH since the 1960s (yes, you read that right). His interview column generally gets a new title every year but has been fairly consistent format-wise in recent years. I’m giving him his own tag in the Staff category since he is one of the few interview conductors to be credited by name in the publications.
This interview with Serika Toa was published in the May 2017 issue of GRAPH (while she was still a Flower Troupe member) and seems to have been recorded during or around the production of MY HERO.
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